The Temple of Confucius (Kong Temple) in Qufu is the definitive monument to the world's greatest sage. From its humble origins deep in China's past, the home of Confucius grew in size and stature unde
China was afflicted by a brutal succession of conflicts through muchof the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Yet there has never beenclear understanding of how wartime suffering defined the nation a
Contributors to this work are academics in Chinese history and international affairs working in North America and Asia. Part 1 explores society at war, with chapters on writing and remembering the bat
